Introduction - Rainland is based, somewhat ironically, in Southern California. In theory it's a band; in practice it's handful of musicians and songwriters who have worked together to bring the sounds in their collective heads into the real world, whatever that may entail.

Rainland was formed by Rex and Bradley in 2003 with significant contributions from Charlie along the way. After completing four initial songs, Rainland went on hiatus in 2004. In early 2006, Bradley took up arms as Rainland once again (thanks to Rex for donating the Rainland name to the ongoing cause).
Bradley - If it's got keys or frets, Bradley will have a go at it. More to the point, he's simply unable to leave knobs, sliders and buttons alone. In addition to songwriting, playing various instruments and handling most vocals for Rainland, Bradley most enjoys the recording, mixing and production (functions that are difficult to define but that everyone can sniff out when they suck). When pressed, Bradley will admit that he grew up in Orange County. He and Rex met as neighbors in the freshman college dorms back in...well...never you mind.
Rex - Hailing from the backwoods of West Virginia, Rex created many of the guitar-related noises for Rainland, and he sings a bit as well. Rex writes more songs than he can keep up with, though with professional help, he is learning to pace himself. You can be pretty sure that if it jangles or twangs, it's Rex. He is the only member of Rainland with any level of proficiency on the 5-string banjo and he is widely regarded as an expert on the electric jug. These days, Rex leads the band Skates & Rays (along with Derek, Rainland's contributing drummer), though a future Rainland collaboration hasn't been ruled out.
Charlie - Charlie was a fixture on the Santa Barbara alternative rock scene in the late '80s, founding the bands Irish Rabbi Movie and Peace & Vegetable Rights. After relocating to Los Angeles, Charlie hooked up with Rex in There Goes Bill, and the two subsequently formed the death-folk/chick-rock combo the Carolinas and The Astonishing Panda Inferno, a little foray into big-beat techno. Charlie added his distinctive guitar style and writing to Rainland. Charlie's current whereabouts are the subject of much debate.
The Name - We'd like to be able to say that we're as cool as R.E.M. in that we just picked our name by randomly flipping through a dictionary, but 1) we'd hate to start off with a lie, and 2) Rainland isn't in the dictionary. In the grand tradition of such band names as "The Mystery Trend" and "The Lightning Seeds", the name Rainland derives from a misheard song lyric. In this case, the misheard word was "railing". So, if you don't like the name Rainland, consider that we could have easily called ourselves Railing, which would have been inexcusably lame.